Describe symbolism in A Place in the Woods by Helen Hoover

Unlike Chicago, the Hoovers do not have to spend most of their time working for symbolic compensation like dollars and cents. Ade and Helen see the fruits of their labor reflected in their security, shelter, and warmth, and they expend less energy for the sake of an employer and more for the sake of their own survival. What Ade creates, he creates for use in his own life.